Broome railway station serves the villages of Broome and Aston on Clun in Shropshire, England. It is on the Heart of Wales Line 22+3⁄4 miles (36.6 km) south west of Shrewsbury. Trains that serve the station are operated by Transport for Wales.

Broome
General information
Location	Broome, Shropshire England
Coordinates	52.423°N 2.885°W / 52.423; -2.885
Grid reference	SO399809
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	BME
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Opened	1861
Passengers
2016/17	782
2017/18	1,150
2018/19	1,118
2019/20	1,040
2020/21	34
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

Originally opened as "Broom and Aston".[1] Broome station was built by the Knighton Railway company on their branch line between Craven Arms and Knighton,[2] opening with the line in 1861. In 1895 a wind engine was erected at the station for the London and North Western Railway by John Wallis Titt.[3]

The line was double track and the station had two platforms until the 1960s,[4] but the line has been singled and the station now has a single platform. The station buildings have since been demolished and replaced with a bus shelter structure.

Facilities

The station has no permanent buildings aside from a single timber waiting shelter, though it does have a CIS display and a timetable poster board. However, it has no public telephone or customer help point. Step-free access is provided via a steep gravel ramp and steel gate from the entrance and car park, which has been proven to be unsuitable for wheelchair users.[5]

Services

There are four trains a day in each direction from Monday to Saturday (plus an extra northbound service to Shrewsbury for commuters on Mondays to Fridays), and two services on Sundays. This is a request stop and passengers intending to board must make a clear signal to the driver whilst alighting passengers must request the stop from the train guard.[6]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Hopton Heath		Transport for Wales Heart of Wales Line		Craven Arms

See also

• Rail transport in Shropshire

References

Bibliography

• Body, G. (1983), PSL Field Guides - Railways of the Western Region, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Wellingborough, ISBN 0-85059-546-0
• Organ, John (2008). Mitchell, Vic (ed.). Craven Arms to Llandeilo. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 12-15. ISBN 9781906008352. OCLC 648080889.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Broome railway station.

• Train times and station information for Broome railway station from National Rail
• Broome - Least Used Station In Shropshire, 2018 YouTube video about the station and its services